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Student Newspaper of the University of Southern California Since 1912 | www.dailytrojan.com | VOL. 177, NO. 47 | Friday NOVEMBER 2, 2012
InDEX 3 · Opinion 5 · Sports 8 · Classifieds 13 · Crossword 16 · Lifestyle
By Annalise mantz and
Daniel Rothberg
Daily Trojan
At least seven shots were fired
Wednesday outside a Halloween
party in the Ronald Tutor Campus
Center at approximately 11:45
p.m, leaving one victim in critical
condition and three others
wounded.
The shooting occurred
after an altercation between a
suspect and Geno Hall, a former
Crenshaw High School football
star who is in critical but stable
condition after undergoing three
hours of surgery, according to
the Los Angeles Times . Neither
the suspects nor the victims
were affiliated with USC. Classes
across the university continued as
normal Thursday.
The Times reported that
Wednesday’s shooting was the
first to occur on USC’s campus
since 1992.
The shots were fired about 100
yards from a Halloween costume
party, “Freak or Greek,” that
was held in the campus center’s
ballroom. The event, which
began at 9 p.m., was promoted
by LA Hype and Black Student
Assembly.
The event drew a crowd of
about 400 with more than 100
students lined up outside waiting
to enter the party, according to
eyewitness reports.
“We were waiting outside to
get into the party, and we were
waiting for a while — maybe 20 or
30 minutes,” said Olivia Gordon, a
freshman majoring in psychology.
“And all of a sudden, as soon
as people started going inside,
there were multiple gunshots and
everyone who was in line for the
party ducked and we all ran.”
The other three victims
sustained relatively minor injuries
and are expected to make a full
recovery, according to the LAPD.
All four were taken to California
Hospital Medical Center.
A confrontation occurred
between Hall and the suspect,
which led the suspect to open fire
on Hall, inadvertently injuring
three others in the process,
according to DPS Capt. David
Carlisle. Hall, the intended
victim, was shot seven times in
the left thigh, back of his leg,
buttocks and arm.
“I heard three gunshots … there
might have been more than that,”
said Christina Nour, a freshman
majoring in civil engineering
building science. “Then I ducked.
It didn’t feel real. It felt like it was
Shooting
sends four
to hospital
USC will re-evaluate its security
policies, President C. L. Max
Nikias says in a statement.
| see shooting, page 14 |
By kristen hernandez and Jordyn Holman
Daily Trojan
Despite the initial shock of the news of Wednesday night’s
shooting on campus, many students and parents remain
confident in the safety of the USC campus, but wonder if the
university is doing all it can.
“USC’s claim regarding safety is that you must be cautious
outside of campus, but on campus you feel completely safe,”
said Lexi Chamberlin, an undeclared freshman. “This will
change a lot of people’s opinions.”
Students’ concerns are coupled with hopes of seeing
improved security on and around campus. Many students
noted the importance of enacting more stringent policies when
it comes to letting non-USC students on campus, and said they
would like to see more detailed and timely emergency alerts.
“We need to be more proactive checking people when they
come into campus instead of DPS being active after things
happen,” said Jake Huhn, a senior majoring in communication.
“I think DPS did a good job of responding to it and I think the
Students, parents
want university
to focus on safety
Most students say they still feel safe on campus,
but many parents are concerned about security.
| see safety, page 14 |
Joseph Chen | Daily Trojan
Rescue · A gunshot victim is lifted into an ambulance by paramedics at the scene of
Wednesday’s shooting outside the Ronald Tutor Campus Center. The shooting left four injured.
By daniel rothberg
Daily Trojan
It was nearly midnight on
Wednesday when Autumn Battani,
a freshman majoring in psychology,
heard several loud sounds while
standing by the center of campus — a
Halloween prank, she thought at first.
“And then all of the sudden
everyone around us got on the
ground,” Battani said. “Then they
all got up and started running. It
happened so fast, I didn’t even know
what happened or why everyone was
running, so I ran too.”
Like hundreds of other students
and guests, Battani was waiting in
line to enter “Freak or Greek,” an
on-campus Halloween party. Then,
several gunshots rang out, sending a
mass of panicked students running in
all directions.
The Los Angeles Police Department
has detained two suspects — both
unaffiliated with USC — related to
the shooting, which left one victim
in critical condition and three
other victims injured. The shooting
occurred about 100 yards from the
campus center.
As students ran for cover after the
shooting, the party underneath in the
Campus Center basement continued
because the area was on lockdown.
Gunshots
ring outside
party at USC
“Freak or Greek,” a Halloween
party, drew large crowds to the
center of campus Wednesday.
| see party, page 14 |
By adrienne visani
Daily Trojan
The plans approved by the city’s
Planning and Land Use Management
Committee to redevelop University
Village have met resistance from
several city councilmembers and
activist groups who are concerned
about the negative effects of the
project on the community.
Though USC says the project will
create 12,000 jobs, 4,000 new beds
for student housing and a new retail
complex, opponents maintain the
construction threatens to displace
established businesses and gentrify
the area, leaving lower-income
tenants unable to afford the new cost
of living.
University officials, however, claim
the plan will actually help residents of
the area.
“The university sees this plan
as doing the exact opposite,
by enticing students to leave
community housing and come to
university-owned housing,” said
David Galaviz, executive director of
local government relations at USC,
who has heard many community
concerns about the Village project in
the past five years of negotiations.
Galaviz also said he has mainly
heard questions about what benefits
the project will bring, not about the
potential negative consequences of
the project.
Policymakers try to balance Master Plan
University administrators, the
City Council and the mayor’s
office all seek compromise.
| see master plan, page 13 |
development
Mindy Curtis | Daily Trojan
Retail · University administrators and government officials hope to
negotiate a plan that will serve both students and the community.
This story is the last
in a three-part series
looking at the
University Village
renovation
from the perspectives of
different stakeholders.
This week's
installment is about
POLICYMAKERS
SEE OPINION, PAGE 3
SPORTS EXTRA
page 5

Student Newspaper of the University of Southern California Since 1912 | www.dailytrojan.com | VOL. 177, NO. 47 | Friday NOVEMBER 2, 2012
InDEX 3 · Opinion 5 · Sports 8 · Classifieds 13 · Crossword 16 · Lifestyle
By Annalise mantz and
Daniel Rothberg
Daily Trojan
At least seven shots were fired
Wednesday outside a Halloween
party in the Ronald Tutor Campus
Center at approximately 11:45
p.m, leaving one victim in critical
condition and three others
wounded.
The shooting occurred
after an altercation between a
suspect and Geno Hall, a former
Crenshaw High School football
star who is in critical but stable
condition after undergoing three
hours of surgery, according to
the Los Angeles Times . Neither
the suspects nor the victims
were affiliated with USC. Classes
across the university continued as
normal Thursday.
The Times reported that
Wednesday’s shooting was the
first to occur on USC’s campus
since 1992.
The shots were fired about 100
yards from a Halloween costume
party, “Freak or Greek,” that
was held in the campus center’s
ballroom. The event, which
began at 9 p.m., was promoted
by LA Hype and Black Student
Assembly.
The event drew a crowd of
about 400 with more than 100
students lined up outside waiting
to enter the party, according to
eyewitness reports.
“We were waiting outside to
get into the party, and we were
waiting for a while — maybe 20 or
30 minutes,” said Olivia Gordon, a
freshman majoring in psychology.
“And all of a sudden, as soon
as people started going inside,
there were multiple gunshots and
everyone who was in line for the
party ducked and we all ran.”
The other three victims
sustained relatively minor injuries
and are expected to make a full
recovery, according to the LAPD.
All four were taken to California
Hospital Medical Center.
A confrontation occurred
between Hall and the suspect,
which led the suspect to open fire
on Hall, inadvertently injuring
three others in the process,
according to DPS Capt. David
Carlisle. Hall, the intended
victim, was shot seven times in
the left thigh, back of his leg,
buttocks and arm.
“I heard three gunshots … there
might have been more than that,”
said Christina Nour, a freshman
majoring in civil engineering
building science. “Then I ducked.
It didn’t feel real. It felt like it was
Shooting
sends four
to hospital
USC will re-evaluate its security
policies, President C. L. Max
Nikias says in a statement.
| see shooting, page 14 |
By kristen hernandez and Jordyn Holman
Daily Trojan
Despite the initial shock of the news of Wednesday night’s
shooting on campus, many students and parents remain
confident in the safety of the USC campus, but wonder if the
university is doing all it can.
“USC’s claim regarding safety is that you must be cautious
outside of campus, but on campus you feel completely safe,”
said Lexi Chamberlin, an undeclared freshman. “This will
change a lot of people’s opinions.”
Students’ concerns are coupled with hopes of seeing
improved security on and around campus. Many students
noted the importance of enacting more stringent policies when
it comes to letting non-USC students on campus, and said they
would like to see more detailed and timely emergency alerts.
“We need to be more proactive checking people when they
come into campus instead of DPS being active after things
happen,” said Jake Huhn, a senior majoring in communication.
“I think DPS did a good job of responding to it and I think the
Students, parents
want university
to focus on safety
Most students say they still feel safe on campus,
but many parents are concerned about security.
| see safety, page 14 |
Joseph Chen | Daily Trojan
Rescue · A gunshot victim is lifted into an ambulance by paramedics at the scene of
Wednesday’s shooting outside the Ronald Tutor Campus Center. The shooting left four injured.
By daniel rothberg
Daily Trojan
It was nearly midnight on
Wednesday when Autumn Battani,
a freshman majoring in psychology,
heard several loud sounds while
standing by the center of campus — a
Halloween prank, she thought at first.
“And then all of the sudden
everyone around us got on the
ground,” Battani said. “Then they
all got up and started running. It
happened so fast, I didn’t even know
what happened or why everyone was
running, so I ran too.”
Like hundreds of other students
and guests, Battani was waiting in
line to enter “Freak or Greek,” an
on-campus Halloween party. Then,
several gunshots rang out, sending a
mass of panicked students running in
all directions.
The Los Angeles Police Department
has detained two suspects — both
unaffiliated with USC — related to
the shooting, which left one victim
in critical condition and three
other victims injured. The shooting
occurred about 100 yards from the
campus center.
As students ran for cover after the
shooting, the party underneath in the
Campus Center basement continued
because the area was on lockdown.
Gunshots
ring outside
party at USC
“Freak or Greek,” a Halloween
party, drew large crowds to the
center of campus Wednesday.
| see party, page 14 |
By adrienne visani
Daily Trojan
The plans approved by the city’s
Planning and Land Use Management
Committee to redevelop University
Village have met resistance from
several city councilmembers and
activist groups who are concerned
about the negative effects of the
project on the community.
Though USC says the project will
create 12,000 jobs, 4,000 new beds
for student housing and a new retail
complex, opponents maintain the
construction threatens to displace
established businesses and gentrify
the area, leaving lower-income
tenants unable to afford the new cost
of living.
University officials, however, claim
the plan will actually help residents of
the area.
“The university sees this plan
as doing the exact opposite,
by enticing students to leave
community housing and come to
university-owned housing,” said
David Galaviz, executive director of
local government relations at USC,
who has heard many community
concerns about the Village project in
the past five years of negotiations.
Galaviz also said he has mainly
heard questions about what benefits
the project will bring, not about the
potential negative consequences of
the project.
Policymakers try to balance Master Plan
University administrators, the
City Council and the mayor’s
office all seek compromise.
| see master plan, page 13 |
development
Mindy Curtis | Daily Trojan
Retail · University administrators and government officials hope to
negotiate a plan that will serve both students and the community.
This story is the last
in a three-part series
looking at the
University Village
renovation
from the perspectives of
different stakeholders.
This week's
installment is about
POLICYMAKERS
SEE OPINION, PAGE 3
SPORTS EXTRA
page 5